Tag: The Justice Committee

Your Committee’s examination of the Justice Secretary yesterday (15 July 2015) was incisive and penetrating – well done one and all.

I watched rapt as Member after Member fiercely challenged the Lord Chancellors personal devotion to managing the system in charge of which he finds himself now for a short time. Nothing was left unexamined as the Committee probed the man.

The Justice Committee was a model of Parliament holding to account the Executive. I am completely satisfied that Members probing and wide-ranging questions on Courts, Prisons, Probation, murderers, and troublesome lawyers were answered in full.

Any concerns that I previously held about the Criminal Justice System were certainly allayed by your Chairman’s and Members attention to detail.

Noteworthy were the many declarations of interest from current or non-practising lawyer members of the Committee. I can see that with scrutiny such as was broadcast yesterday, Justice is safe in the hands of the Government.

I wish that I were a constituent of yours so that I could come to your next surgery to offer my personal commendation in addition to this poor note. Do please keep up the good work on behalf of your electorate.